Convair 580 N120
26 July 1979 · Joplin, Missouri, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 July 1979 at about 16:00 local time, a Convair 580 registered N120, operated by Frontier Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Joplin, Missouri, United States. 42 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Joplin, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 580
- Registration
- N120
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Frontier Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Kansas City, Mo → S
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0010
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PAX STATED THAT SHE TRIPPED OVER A BABY BOTTLE, LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 580 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1979 | Convair 580 | Thief Riv Fls, Minnesota, United States | Republic Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1980 | Convair 580 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | Summit Airline | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1978 | Convair 580 | Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1980 | Convair 580 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Interstate Air | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1978 | Convair 580 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Evergreen International Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1981 | Convair 580 | Longview, Texas, United States | Metro Airlines | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |